...wow that's...that got someone a shodan? that's ridiculous.
Ya think?
USJA AFAIK, so not exactly some small org either
...wow that's...that got someone a shodan? that's ridiculous.
Ya think?
USJA AFAIK, so not exactly some small org either
@RJ Green , make sure to post your test video when you have it. We'll laugh together. <45>...wow that's...that got someone a shodan? that's ridiculous.
...wow that's...that got someone a shodan? that's ridiculous.we don't do a demo-style shodan test, you're expected to hit throws to both sides and all the matwork in a live context, plus all of nage-no-kata.
The biggest thing I notice with wrestlers transitioning is stance. The Judo stance is much more upright than wrestling, and a typical folk wrestling stance is going to get you penalized for passivity. In addition, because foot sweeps and turning throws are such a huge part of Judo, having your feet and hips far away from your opponent both makes offense hard and makes you vulnerable to forward throws where tori slips under you. If you had a very movement and angle oriented wrestling style it'll help you, guys with more static, power, collar + elbow style generally have a harder time transitioning because that just doesn't work very well in Judo (grips + movement can really shut down that sort of power game in a way that is much harder in wrestling).
Hey guys. I've wrestled for a long time and I am now going to start training in Judo.
I've done a bit of BJJ in no gi but I never trained it nearly as much as wrestling or boxing.
I'd love some tips on how to do well with my training etc. Is two times a week enough to realistically get to brown belt within a few years?
That's my experience, good obsessive attendance and comp wins for 10 years, 8 if you accrue mat hrs at seminars and camps. The Nage No Kate's a given but I like that stuff cause I'm an old broken dawg.@RJ Green , make sure to post your test video when you have it. We'll laugh together. <45>
My kid's club is the one of the oldest and the most competitive club in Nothern California. They award black belts to 1-3 USJF judoka every year. To get black belt they have to consistently practice, compete and win fights for about 10 years (~2000 mat hours). To receive shodan they do not have to pass any tests except for the first 3 sets of nage-no-kata.
Their main tachiwaza techniques are tai otoshi and uchi mata. This is what they do very well. Ouchi, couchi, osoto and footsweeps as set ups and continuation for the main throw. Sacrifice throws are not taught at all.
On the ground they can pin and escape. Chokes are rudimentary, armbars are not practiced - you can only start using them as shodan in competition.
If you pass them through the test on that video it would look even more ridiculous. They would not even know all those techniques names.
...wow that's...that got someone a shodan? that's ridiculous.
Sitting here patiently at nikyu......
To be fair I'm doing bjj for the past 2 years because of no judo in my area....
i feel your pain bro.
i've been a sankyu since 2010, and that was after a 4-year wait at whatever fuckin rank orange is. i've had standing offers to promote to black from other clubs since like 2011 but felt i should make amends at my original club. i should get promoted this Fall, but if that doesn't happen i'm taking the other guys up on the offer, if only to get my national referee certification.
well, and because i want my damn black belt...